A Journal of Ideas

Terrorism

Encouraging Domestic Terrorism

What happened at Charlottesville leaves supremacists poised for more violence in the service of Trump’s diktats.

By Michael Signer

October, No. 60, Special Issue – 7 MIN READ

Bastille Day Terror in Nice

With each attack, the once-unthinkable—President Le Pen—becomes more and more thinkable.

By Arthur Goldhammer

July 15, 2016, 2:24 pm – 4 MIN READ

Pragmatism Isn’t Enough

Sanity, pragmatism, and prudence are necessary. But are they sufficient? A response to Joseph S. Nye.

By Richard Just

Summer 2016, No. 41 – 9 MIN READ

Taking on ISIS—and Assad

By Faysal Itani

Spring 2016, No. 40 – 9 MIN READ

How ISIS Came to Power

To defeat the Islamic State, the West must understand the grievances that fuel the movement.

Spring 2015, No. 36 – 16 MIN READ